{"id":6776,"date":"2026-11-06T22:44:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T21:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afea.fr\/news\/?p=6776"},"modified":"2026-11-06T22:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T21:44:23","slug":"new-publication-the-age-of-commerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afea.fr\/news\/publication\/new-publication-the-age-of-commerce\/6776\/","title":{"rendered":"New publication &#8211; The Age of Commerce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book (Since October 31 in electronic formats, paperback and hardback available from December 3rd on); while not focused exclusively on North America, it may be of interest to you yet:<\/p>\n<p>The Age of Commerce. Merchants, Markets and Wealth in the Early Modern Atlantic World. Cambridge University Press, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Link:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/age-of-commerce\/EEC40BC29A6ECADDA6B0691BC7DF2876\">https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/age-of-commerce\/EEC40BC29A6ECADDA6B0691BC7DF2876<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With apologies for having told many of you that it would be published in February 2027 \u2014the publisher moved the publication forward with virtually no prior warning.<\/p>\n<p>With best regards<\/p>\n<p>Pierre Gervais<br \/>\nProfesseur de civilisation am\u00e9ricaine<br \/>\nD\u00e9partement du Monde Anglophone<br \/>\nUniversit\u00e9 Sorbonne Nouvelle<br \/>\n8, avenue de Saint-Mand\u00e9<br \/>\n75012 Paris, France<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afea.fr\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/2026GervaisCover.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6777\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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